3. Paµhamahatthakasutta½

23. Eka½ samaya½ bhagav± ±¼aviya½ viharati agg±¼ave cetiye. Tatra kho bhagav± bhikkh³ ±mantesi– “sattahi bhikkhave, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gata½ hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ dh±retha. Katamehi sattahi? Saddho hi, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; s²lav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; hir²m±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; ottapp², bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; bahussuto, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; c±gav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; paññav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako– imehi kho, bhikkhave, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gata½ hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ dh±reth±”ti. Idamavoca bhagav±. Ida½ vatv±na sugato uµµh±y±san± vih±ra½ p±visi.

Atha kho aññataro bhikkhu pubbaºhasamaya½ niv±setv± pattac²varam±d±ya yena hatthakassa ±¼avakassa nivesana½ tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± paññatte ±sane nis²di. Atha kho hatthako ±¼avako yena so bhikkhu tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± ta½ bhikkhu½ abhiv±detv± ekamanta½ nis²di. Ekamanta½ nisinna½ kho hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ so bhikkhu etadavoca–

“Sattahi kho tva½, ±vuso, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gato bhagavat± by±kato. Katamehi sattahi? ‘Saddho, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; s²lav±…pe… hirim±… ottapp²… bahussuto… c±gav±… paññav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako’ti. Imehi kho tva½, ±vuso, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gato bhagavat± by±kato”ti. “Kaccittha, bhante, na koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano”ti? “Na hettha, ±vuso koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano”ti. “S±dhu, bhante, yadettha na koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano”ti.

Atha kho so bhikkhu hatthakassa ±¼avakassa nivesane piº¹ap±ta½ gahetv± uµµh±y±san± pakk±mi Atha kho so bhikkhu pacch±bhatta½ piº¹ap±tapaµikkanto yena bhagav± tenupasaªkami upasaªkamitv± bhagavanta½ abhiv±detv± ekamanta½ nis²di. Ekamanta½ nisinno kho so bhikkhu bhagavanta½ etadavoca–

“Idh±ha½, bhante, pubbaºhasamaya½ niv±setv± pattac²varam±d±ya yena hatthakassa ±¼avakassa nivesana½ tenupasaªkami½; upasaªkamitv± paññatte ±sane nis²di½. Atha kho, bhante, hatthako ±¼avako yen±ha½ tenupasaªkami; upasaªkamitv± ma½ abhiv±detv± ekamanta½ nis²di. Ekamanta½ nisinna½ kho aha½, bhante, hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ etadavaca½– ‘sattahi kho tva½, ±vuso, acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gato bhagavat± by±kato. Katamehi sattahi? Saddho, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avako; s²lav±…pe… hirim±… ottapp²… bahussuto… c±gav±… paññav±, bhikkhave, hatthako ±¼avakoti. Imehi kho tva½, ±vuso, sattahi acchariyehi abbhutehi dhammehi samann±gato bhagavat± by±kato’ti.

“Eva½ vutte, bhante, hatthako ma½ etadavoca– ‘kaccittha, bhante, na koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano’ti? ‘Na hettha, ±vuso, koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano’ti. ‘S±dhu, bhante, yadettha na koci gih² ahosi od±tavasano”’ti.

“S±dhu s±dhu, bhikkhu! Appiccho so, bhikkhu, kulaputto Santeyeva attani kusaladhamme na icchati parehi ñ±yam±ne [paññ±payam±ne (ka.)]. Tena hi tva½, bhikkhu, imin±pi aµµhamena acchariyena abbhutena dhammena samann±gata½ hatthaka½ ±¼avaka½ dh±rehi, yadida½ appicchat±y±”ti. Tatiya½.